| Career History |
- 2003 to Date: Finance Director, Routes Business Cartographers Ltd, London, UK
- 2001 to 2003: Interim Manager positions whilst completing MBA
- 2000 to 2001: Financial Controller, Erinaceous Group plc, London, UK
- 1994 to 2000: Partner, Elliotts (registered auditors & accountants), London, UK
- 1989 to 1994: Interim Manager & Management Consultant, Cruickshank Business Consultants, London, UK
- 1988 to 1989: Group Finance & Administration Manager, Mira Flores (UK) Ltd, UK & Spain
- 1985 to 1988: Financial Manager, Southern Sun Timesharing, Pretoria, South Africa
- 1982 to 1985: Financial Director, Woodcreations (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, SA
- 1980 to 1981: Accounts Manager, Thomas Cook (SA) (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, SA
- 1977 to 1980: Senior Auditor, Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, Johannesburg, SA
- 1975 to 1977: Audit Clerk, Levitt, Kirson & Gross, Johannesburg, SA
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| Career Experience |
- Carried out non-executive directorship roles providing executive management with strategic mentoring and one-on-one coaching; catalyst to strengthening executive management teams; and where appropriate secured preferred investors;
- Provider of: Management Workshops; Managed Business Planning/Strategy Formulations; Complex Financial Modelling & Acceptable Investment Constructs;
- Restructure of IT & internal reporting systems for a hotel & timeshare company - this work resulted in the attainment of an Award for Excellence by the Board of Directors; Contributed to a profitability improvement of 30% equating to some SA Rand 3million
- Financial Controller for a large property group needing to consolidate accounting functions; successfully delivered a solution including creation and consolidation of 10 subsidiary company budgets; Financial Models were considered so good they were consequently utilised to take the company public (subsequently list on LSE)
- Provided avenue for "start up" to raise £2m for a software development programme
- Produced a complete business & marketing plan for SA tour operating company and successfully led the company to raise funds with Angel funding & penetrate the market
- Provided executive management mentoring to a Security Consultancy, in particular dealing with strategies to establish company's net worth
- Developed a source to fund a luxury yacht company & build the chartering brand image
- Worked as an interim Financial Director for a plastic injection moulding Start-up Company; supported the operating board in achieving major success within the market place; developed robust & intricate financial models that allowed the start-up to raise £2.5m
- Gained substantial expertise in VAT rules & regulations as partner of an audit practice
- Joined 2 negotiators to successfully raise SA Rand 1m for a manufacturing company
- Continues Non-Executive Directorship for the following organisations: Execuit Ltd, The Richmond Group, Victim Support & South African Business Club Ltd
- Through roles in Interim Finance Management most assignments undertaken have included revamping accounting structures of clients, with analysis, implementation and training on the use of accounting systems " in particular Access Accounting (all levels), Sage Line 50 and 100, TAS, and others.
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| Skills Summary |
- Good interpersonal, 2-way communication skills at all organisation levels
- Excellent track record of fund raising & productive financial modelling
- Financial management of merger & acquisition protocols
- Business & financial planning including individual budgets & budgeting procedures
- Financial negotiation & fund sourcing; resource mentoring
- Start-up company requirements: financial, marketing,
supply chain development
- Team & project leadership; relationship building
- Development & delivery of pragmatic financial solutions
- Project management skills: people, teams, workload management
- Positive attention to the robust design of solutions
- Management auditing & audit trail generation
- Establishment of solid marketing foundations to enhance commercial expertise
- IT provision, population, policy, restructuring
- A patient individual who makes time for positive & supportive communications
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| Qualifications: |
- Fellow of the Institute of Business Consultants, FIBC
- Member of the Chartered Management Institute, MCMI
- MBA, Henley Management College, Henley-Upon-Thames, UK (2003)
- Certified Thomas International Profiler (2002)
- Management Advanced Programme, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa (1987)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy), University of Witwatersrand, SA (1984)
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An energetic and versatile Management Consultant and Interim Senior Financial Manager/Non-Executive Finance Director; experienced in working at executive levels across a wide range of private sector service and manufacturing organisations. Delivers financial, business and project management skills, while presents confident & productive team leadership delivering multi-national and multicultural projects. Offers a people-friendly management style with strong motivation & drive; and is multi-lingual in the language of business. Delivers robust and competent solutions at executive management level, achieved through positive relationship building.
